I don't see any problem with colored sails, and neither do most other people I know. If it's any indicator, Hot Sails Maui has had a huge success with the colorful Superfreak. Customers can even come up with their own custom color scheme. If there is any performance or durability issue with colored sails as opposed to just clear mylar, I would like to know about it.

I love the Severne SSR & Code Red sails but couldn't agree more about the stupidity of spraying the sail. Most everything else serves a purpose, the paint just looks shite and obscures visibility, how daft is that???

Maybe they're trying to make it less monofilm based. Aerotech, Severne and HSM for three are moving in that direction. Demon never used it. My NP Supernova sounds like a plastic bag when a gust twists off the top. Puncture resistance is crap too. Never again.

Sorry missed the key word LOOK less monofilm based :-)
I think as some of the top end sails like the new Severne wave sails use visually solid laminates, then that is feeding down to a fashion for coloured finish even on monofilm. Look at RRD vogue wave for example.
So as ever fashion moves in circles. Got a few oldies in the back of the garage that it will be time to bring out in spring.....
It has been said before that whatever we think the high vis sails do make us... more visible.... to the public.